Dish Network

 

Dish is by far our most popular television service. Usually there is little to no installation or equipment fees. Dish exclusively offers dual tuner receivers, which provide separate programming for two different TV’s with only one box (but two remotes). With the dual tuner receivers available only with Dish you can get up to four televisions for only five dollars extra per month (if the receivers are plugged into a phone line). They offer Digitial Video Recorders (DVR) where you can pause live TV and schedule to record programs in the future, there are also High Definition receiver for HD ready TV’s. There is now a receiver available with an upgrade fee that is a dual tuner, HD, DVR. It will record HD and standard definition on the first TV and has all the functions of a normal DVR on the second TV.

311 Basic

The 311 receiver provides programming for one room. It does have the caller ID feature.

322 Dual tuner
This dual tuner, even though it is only one “box” provides different programming to two different TVs. You actually get two remote controls one for each TV. The second remote is a 200’ UHF remote that will work the 2nd TV feature for the 2nd TV from anywhere in the home. If the 322 is plugged into a phone line Dish won’t charge you the $5 monthly second receiver fee.

510 DVR
This is the one room Digital Video Recorder (DVR) it allows you to pause live TV you can schedule to record programs in the future to be saved to a hard drive. You can retrieve and watch the programs recorded to the hard drive as long as you like then erase them to allow room for more programs.

625 Dual Tuner DVR
If you add the features of the 322 and the 510 together you get the 625 a dual tuner providing different programming on two different TV’s both of which can pause live TV and schedule recordings. One advantage of the 625 is that you can schedule the 2nd TV to record a show and watch something diffent on TV1. The 625 also has some recording options that the 510 does not. It is a very popular receiver, not to mention just like the 322 if its plugged into a phone line it’s the same monthly fee as a 510 but has more features.

HD
If you have a HD Ready TV and want be able to enjoy the few HD channels currently being broadcast. The 811 is a one room receiver that has offers all the features of the 311 but also allows you to subscribe to and view the HD Pak in all its splender.

Dual Tuner HD/DVR
This is the top of the heap wrapping up all the best features Dish has to offer in one great receiver. You get the dual tuner DVR capabilities of the 625. Plus on the main TV you get HD programming along with the ability to record HD.